Bachelor Of Arts In Child And Youth Care

Learn how to support children, youth and families as a professional child and youth care worker through the Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care. Choose to specialize in youth justice or child protection and develop your skills to find employment in advanced positions. You'll take three practicums during your degree, with the third practicum being eight months long in a supervised child and youth care setting. You'll graduate ready to take on team leader or supervisory positions in your community. Our grads find work in settings including schools, community centres, parent-child education settings, residential settings and programs for street-involved youth, addictions services. CAREER PATHWAYS Child and youth care practitioners work in schools, community centres, parent-child education settings, residential settings, programs for street-involved youth, addictions services, and a variety of other settings. Degree graduates find additional employment options in government settings and team leader or supervisory positions in community settings. Career opportunities include: Addictions Worker Case Manager/Mental Health Coordinator Child and Youth Worker/Child Welfare Worker Community Rehabilitation Worker Early Childhood Supervisor Family Service Worker Indigenous Centre Coordinator Indigenous Outreach Officer - Social Services Shelter Program Supervisor Supervisor, Youth Services Youth Development Coordinator